Gov. Janet Mills issued an executive order Wednesday extending the deadline for applying for property tax relief.
Normally due April 1, applications for the newly-increased Homestead Exemption (which rose from $20,000 to $25,000 taken off assessed property value for tax purposes) may be filed up to 30 days after the end of the current Proclamation of Civil Emergency, or up to the commitment date of the municipality, usually in July, whichever comes first.
“I hope this extension will help Maine people save money on their property taxes by allowing them additional time to take advantage of recently-enhanced relief measures,” Mills said in the release.
The extended application deadline also applies to property tax exemptions for Solar and Wind Energy Equipment, Business Equipment, Estates of Veterans and Property of Institutions and Organizations.
A municipality’s commitment date is when a tax assessment roll goes to the tax collector in order to receive payment of property taxes.
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